You may have heard of the Millennium Development Goals—eight targets set by the UN in 2000 to define an agenda for the organization’s development efforts until 2015. Now that the deadline is over, only very few of these targets, which include eradicating extreme poverty, reducing child and maternal mortality, and ensuring primary school education for […]

Are you between the ages of 14 and 24? Do you care about social, cultural, political and economic issues? Are you interested in improving your blogging and digital media skills? Applications for the Voices of Youth blogging internship 2015 are now open! This is your chance to apply for a 4-month blogging internship with Voices of […]

We’re looking for an outstanding piece of short fiction that consists of exactly 1000 words. While there are no specific guidelines beyond that, we encourage you to tell a story that matters. Write something you believe in. Tell a story that only you can tell. Our judges have no specific criteria in mind other than […]

To celebrate the launch of the upcoming KeepWriting blog, KeepWriting is to host the first ever In a Flash Writing Contest. This is our first ever contest to hold a cash prize and sets the stage for future events. Good luck! Topic Entries should be flash fiction in any genre, with limited gore/explicit visual imagery.

The Constitution Building Processes Programme of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is pleased to announce its 2015 essay competition on constitution building in Africa. Theme Constitution Building in Africa (Title is to be determined by the applicant)

Are you a young woman with a vision to positively change Nigeria? This exciting opportunity gives young women a platform for their voices to be heard on issues regarding governance and the electoral process. The Youth Square Project, with support from the United States Consulate in Nigeria invites young women with 18 – 25 years […]

To celebrate its tenth anniversary and show its commitment to translator education, Kilgray Translation Technologies has organized a student essay contest. Participants should write on improving translation technology by developing unique features, perfecting current weaknesses or taking the industry to a whole new direction. Let’s imagine the future of translation technology that helps translators to […]

Well-designed public-private partnerships (PPPs) can help governments improve the delivery of basic infrastructure services to their citizens. By allocating risks between public and private entities, introducing new technology and improving operational efficiencies, PPPs can help governments to maximize the effectiveness of scarce public funding. The World Bank Group defines a PPP as a formal contractual […]

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), in collaboration with ELS Educational Services, Inc., (ELS) invites students, 18 years of age or older, who are enrolled in a full-time course of study at a college or university, to participate in the Many Languages, One World Essay Contest, which will decide the winning delegates to be invited […]